Auctions: comic books December 2021

Animal Castle (2021 Ablaze) 1A CGC 8.5 Delep

Paper: White

Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)

Label #3993972013

Written by Xavier Dorison. Art and Cover by Felix Delep. On the Farm all animals were equal. In the Castle some are more equal than others. For fans of the bestselling Stray Dogs and the Eisner Award winning Beasts of Burden comes an animal fable at once familiar and surprising! You may think you know the story but set aside your assumptions, this animal uprising is unlike any you have read! Nestled in the heart of a farm forgotten by men, the Animal Castle is ruled with an iron hoof by President Silvio. The bull and its dog militia savor their power, while the other animals are exhausted by work, until the arrival of the mysterious Azelard, a traveling rat who will teach them the secrets of civil disobedience. 32 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

Department of Truth (2020 Image) 14ONESTOP VF/NM 9.0

One Stop Shop Exclusive Virgin Cover by Sun Khamunaki - Limited to 500 copies. Written by James Tynion IV. Art by John Pearson. In 1946, Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard and eccentric rocket scientist Jack Parsons performed a series of rituals to summon a divine feminine being. Her name was Babalon. She was dressed all in… RED. Eisner winner JOHN J. PEARSON (BLUE IN GREEN) joins THE DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH for an occult blast from the past. 28 pages, full color. Rated M

Final Boss GN (2021 Tyler Kirkham) 1A-1ST NM 9.4

Signed by Tyler Kirkham. Certificate of authenticity from TylerKrikhamArt.com included.

1st printing. Cover by Tyler Kirkham. Written and illustrated by Tyler Kirkham. Softcover, 6-1/2" x 10", 72 pages, full color.

Stray Dogs Dog Days (2021 Image) 1OLB CBCS 9.6 SS Rodriguez/Forstner

Paper: White

Outer Limits Boro Exclusive. Witnessed Signatures: Tone Rodriguez & Trish Forstner on 1/14/2022.

Label #23-0692F82-022

Outer Limits Boro Edition Cover by Tone Rodriguez ("Teeth" movie poster cover homage"). Written by Tony Fleecs. Art by Trish Forstner. A series of vicious short stories howling straight out of the pages of STRAY DOGS, 2021's surprise cartoon/horror smash hit! In DOG DAYS, each stray will get their moment to shine-questions will be answered, mysteries will be solved, and old wounds will be torn open. Starting this December…every dog has its day. REGISTER PITCH: The Lady and the Tramp meets Silence of the Lambs horror thriller that took the industry by storm is back in this standalone spinoff. 48 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Task Force Z (2021 DC) 1C CGC 9.8 Migliari Virgin Variant

Paper: White

Migliari Variant Cover.

Label #4211138008

Written by Matthew Rosenberg. Art by Eddy Barrows. Cover by Rodolfo Migliari. Fear State Tie-In - In life, theyve terrorized the people of Gotham. Now, they are Gothams last hope. Task Force X saw villains working their way to freedom. Task Force Z will see dead villains working for a new chance at life! On A-DAY, the attack on Arkham Asylum left hundreds of Gothams most cunning and deranged criminals dead…now, a mysterious benefactor has activated the governments TASK FORCE clause to bring them back as the ultimate army of the night! To lead this team of the undead, only a person who knows exactly what it feels like to be brutally murdered and brought back to life can handle the job…enter: RED HOOD. But when Jason Todd unravels the mystery surrounding Task Force Zs creation, will he try to destroy it…or embrace it? BANE. MAN-BAT. THE ARKHAM KNIGHT. SUNDOWNER. MR. BLOOM. RED HOOD. THEY ARE TASK FORCE Z, AND DEATH WAS JUST THE BEGINNING...! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $9.99.